On April 11th, 2013, the Indian Directorate General of Anti-dumping & Allied Duties, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imports of clear float glass (of nominal thicknesses ranging from 4mm to 12mm, both inclusive) from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.The products subject to investigation are classified under the following HS code: 7005.1090. They might also be imported through the following HS code subheadings: 7003.19, 7004.90, 7009.10, 7019.19, 7013.28, 7015.90, 7016.90, 7018.90 and 7020.00.This follows the application lodged by M/s Gold Plus Glass Industry Ltd., M/s HNG Float Glass Ltd. and M/s Saint-Gobain Glass India Ltd. on behalf of the domestic industry.

On June 5th, 2014, the Indian authorities extended the time for completing the investigation up to July 10th, 2014.On July 23rd, 2014, the Indian authorities extended again the time for completing the investigation up to October 10th, 2014.

On October 10th, 2014, the Indian Directorate General of Anti-dumping & Allied Duties, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued its final findings and recommended the imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of clear float glass from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

On December 11th, 2014, the Indian Ministry of Finance issued the Customs Notification imposing this definitive anti-dumping duty (Notification No. 48/2014-Customs (ADD), 11.12.2014). The amount of the duty imposed on imports originating in Saudi Arabia is USD 165.07 per metric ton at the exception of the companies Obeikan Glass Company and Arabian United Float Glass Co. whose exports are subject to a duty of USD 58.22 and USD 134.92 per metric ton respectively. The amount of the duty imposed on imports originating in the United Arab Emirates is USD 111.15 per metric ton, at the exception of the company Emirates Float Glass LLC whose exports are subject to a duty of USD 79.00 per metric ton. The amount of the duty imposed on imports originating in Pakistan is USD 123.61 per metric ton, at the exception of the company Ghani Glass Limited whose exports are subject to a duty of USD 82.34 per metric ton.This definitive duty is effective for a period of five years.

On September 23rd, 2015, the Indian Directorate General of Anti-dumping & Allied Duties, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, initiated a new shipper review concerning the Pakistani exporter M/s. Tariq Glass Industries Ltd.

On October 30th, 2015, the Indian Ministry of Finance issued the Customs Notification making imports of M/s. Tariq Glass Industries Ltd subjected to provisional assessment till the review is completed (Notification No. 53/2015-Customs (ADD), 30.10.2015).

7015
Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses.

7016
Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or si